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in early 2009 he voted for president obama's stimulus bill. and within weeks with the president and vice president looking on, he switched back to the democrats. specter's switch gave senate democrats the 60 votes to overcome filibusters and helped them pass health care reform. campaigning in 2010 he charged republicans had moved too far to the right. >> if you don't cotton up to the tea party gang you're no good >> reporter: it was in keeping with his years of courting pennsylvania's blue collar workers and labor unions >> we've been with him for a long, long time. he's never let us down. he's been true to his word, honest man. >> reporter: despite that sentiment and president obama's support spect lost the 2010 democratic primary to congressman joe sestak. along the way over two decades specter repeatedly fought off cancer but in late august he confirmd he was ailing again this time with non-hodgkins lymphoma and yesterday came word he had died at his home in philadelphia at age 82. in a statement the president summed uper specthe's long car
in early 2009 he voted for president obama's stimulus bill. and within weeks with the president and vice president looking on, he switched back to the democrats. specter's switch gave senate democrats the 60 votes to overcome filibusters and helped them pass health care reform. campaigning in 2010 he charged republicans had moved too far to the right. >> if you don't cotton up to the tea party gang you're no good >> reporter: it was in keeping with his years of courting...
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president obama today ordered all flags in the u.s. on government and military buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. the long time lawmaker died over the weekend after a battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82. many politicians from both sides of the aisle remember him a rare commodity in today's political client. a moderate whom his colleagues say always did his best to try to reach some kind of common ground. jim angle his life and times from washington tonight. jim? >> hello, shep. well arlen specter spent 30 years in the senate but his loyalties straddled both political parties. >> arlen specter would say he had at times a unique ability to upset a whole bunch of folks on either side of the aisle. >> he was i guess they would say a maverick's maverick. he definitely was an individual in and of himself. he never backed down at the fight. >> he was at the center of political developments 50 years warren commission investigating the assassination of president kennedy. though he h
president obama today ordered all flags in the u.s. on government and military buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. the long time lawmaker died over the weekend after a battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82. many politicians from both sides of the aisle remember him a rare commodity in today's political client. a moderate whom his colleagues say always did his best to try to reach some kind of common ground. jim angle his life and times...
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mitt romney supports privatizing medicare, president obama opposes it saying it would shift costs to seniors. >> and republican senator lindsey graham is calling the administration's response to the consulate attack a coverup. four americans died in the september 11th incident, including ambassador to libya. graham and fellow republicans claim it was clear the attack was terror related. >> it was no way, with anybody looking at all, that you could believe five days after the attack it was based on a riot that never occurred. they are trying to sell a narrative, quite frankly, that the mideast and the wars are receding and al-qaeda has been dismantled. >> democrats accused republicans of exploding the incident to boom the republican campaign. >> and speaking out about the anti-muslim ads posted at metro stations. a group is responding with their own campaign to promote tolerance of all religious faiths. they held a news conference today. >> we gather as men and women of faith to denounce those who give sanction to bigotry, who purse cute through hate, and who speak to instill fear. >>
mitt romney supports privatizing medicare, president obama opposes it saying it would shift costs to seniors. >> and republican senator lindsey graham is calling the administration's response to the consulate attack a coverup. four americans died in the september 11th incident, including ambassador to libya. graham and fellow republicans claim it was clear the attack was terror related. >> it was no way, with anybody looking at all, that you could believe five days after the attack...
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. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what?'t need wing td cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were informed, what action was taken to protect the consulate. these are some pointed questions for the white house tonight on the eve of this big debate, bret. >> bret: you know, the white house is facing pressure tonight on syria. >> reporter: they are. in that debate last week, the vice-president basically said that al-qaeda was not gaining strength inside syria, and that indirect help the u.s. was providing through the saudis and others was helping the rebels and not helping al-qaeda. you'll remember republican priep pushed back and insisted these arms were getting into the hands of jihaddists. today the "new york times" reports the
. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what?'t need wing td cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were informed, what...
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senate last year. he is now running for a full term and is being challenged by democrat shelley berkley. they debated last week. ♪ >> good evening, and welcome to the 2012 nevada u.s. senate debate, brought to you by the broadcasters foundation in partnership with the broadcasters association. we want to welcome our national audience and the 36 nevada television stations and radio stations carrying the debate. tonight's debate is being translated into spanish. mitch fox, and i will serve as your moderator for this important political event. joining me is republican u.s. senator dean heller and democratic congresswoman shelley berkley. we want to thank everyone that is providing this block of time as a public service to our communities. the broadcasters feel in obligation to engage the electorate and inform the voters. the format has been accepted and agreed to by both campaigns. each candidate will get a minute and a half opening and closing statements. the candidate will be asked a series of questio
senate last year. he is now running for a full term and is being challenged by democrat shelley berkley. they debated last week. ♪ >> good evening, and welcome to the 2012 nevada u.s. senate debate, brought to you by the broadcasters foundation in partnership with the broadcasters association. we want to welcome our national audience and the 36 nevada television stations and radio stations carrying the debate. tonight's debate is being translated into spanish. mitch fox, and i will...
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the former senator was known for his pugnacious style and moderate views. specter was one of just three republicans to vote for president obama's economic stimulus bill. he then moved from the republican party to the democratic party in 2009. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, he was fearless. >> hear from the daredevil who had the internet buzzing with his extreme stunt. >>> coming up tonight in our broadcast at 6:00, the captain of that cruise ship that ran aground in italy faces some of his victims today. we'll tell you about that. >>> in fairfax, some county workers want permission to take their cross bows to work with them. we'll tell you why. >>> and we'll tell you a base jumper's stunt that went terribly wrong. >>> now it is already one of the most moments ever on youtube. austrian born felix bomb garter stepped out of a balloon on the edge of space and fell to earth. fearless felix broke three records during that freefall. tom kos tell la has his story. >> disconnect the oxygen hose. atta boy. >> reporter: there he was at 12
the former senator was known for his pugnacious style and moderate views. specter was one of just three republicans to vote for president obama's economic stimulus bill. he then moved from the republican party to the democratic party in 2009. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, he was fearless. >> hear from the daredevil who had the internet buzzing with his extreme stunt. >>> coming up tonight in our broadcast at 6:00, the captain of that cruise...
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republican to democrat before losing that senate reelection bid two years ago died yesterday of cancer. president obama has ordered all government flags to fly at half staff tomorrow. >>> and that'll do it for me here at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm brooke bolduan. your "situation room" with wolf blitzer begins right now. hey, wolf. >> thanks very much. happening now on this the eve of what could be a make or break debate for president obama. mitt romney's campaign announces a huge fund raising hall. also, a controversy of sorts over debate questions. are both campaigns afraid of the moderator? our own candy crowley. and how do you top the record-setting jump from the edge of space? a closer look at what's next in the high altitude exploration. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >> it's hard to believe, but only 22 days left until the election. and just over 24 hours to the second presidential debate. for president obama, the stakes could hardly be higher. the slight lead in the polls, he had going into the first debate has evaporated in these days since hi
republican to democrat before losing that senate reelection bid two years ago died yesterday of cancer. president obama has ordered all government flags to fly at half staff tomorrow. >>> and that'll do it for me here at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm brooke bolduan. your "situation room" with wolf blitzer begins right now. hey, wolf. >> thanks very much. happening now on this the eve of what could be a make or break debate for president obama. mitt romney's...
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charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or not someone is an effective story teller and not the once upon a time kind of story. can you explain? >> sure. marketers learned long ago that if you just push your product based on the facts or the claims, it's very hard for audiences to get really inspired and to be part of the campaign that you're putting out there. but if you can tell a story, paint a compelling view of the world that people want to be apart of and make your audience a hero in that story. tell them where they are in relation to you not just a story you're selling them. that's where you start to build tribes of people who are pass
charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or...
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ohio senator robb portman is playing the role of president obama during romney's debate prep. >> president obama will come out swipging. i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out maintaining the momentum he had in the first debate. >> reporter: questions from the audience, it will abtown hall -- be a town hall format. something the president is familiar with. he's held more than 50 down halls during his time in office. susan mcginns in, cbs news, washington. >> tomorrow's debate could have an impact on the presidential race. right now voting is under way in 43 states. either by absentee ballot or in person early voting. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, the
ohio senator robb portman is playing the role of president obama during romney's debate prep. >> president obama will come out swipging. i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also...
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if obama wins, the senator will fight the kind of tax deal boehner wants as part of a grand budget compromise. syme to glad the finger pointing has begun without any kind of actual deal on the table. >> look, i think that's kind of silly from "the journal." chuck schumer and democrats are going to go along with what president obama ultimately wants to do. yes, there will be a break or a curve on how far the president goes in some areas, but he's going to be calling the shots on this, and it's clear that he wants a deal and that he's willing to give up some of the things that democrats have been trying to protect for a long time like the sanctity of the entitlement programs as they now exist in order to get it. and then the question's going to be, if you can get some revenue from the republican side, that means tax increases, you're going to get entitlement cuts from the democratic side. and then you're bargaining over the price. >> sam, john brings up a very good point. we've talked about this. the president is willing to go there on some of these entitlement programs. and the expectation is
if obama wins, the senator will fight the kind of tax deal boehner wants as part of a grand budget compromise. syme to glad the finger pointing has begun without any kind of actual deal on the table. >> look, i think that's kind of silly from "the journal." chuck schumer and democrats are going to go along with what president obama ultimately wants to do. yes, there will be a break or a curve on how far the president goes in some areas, but he's going to be calling the shots on...
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host: let's look at what president obama had to say about his death. host: arlen specter, of course, is in our video archives after his many years in the senate. he also appeared on our oral history program back in february of last year talking about his involvement in the clarence thomas hearing. let's take a listen to what he had to say. [video clip] >> i found myself to be the focus of a lot of media attention and that did not surprise me. this was a big matter. this was a nomination to the supreme court of the united states of a 43-year-old man. an african-american nominated to replace thurgood marshall. he was the man whose views whose views did not coincide with mine. how that would affect him on the court, i do not know. we had a young woman who had stepped forward to testify, to bring certain facts forward to the public that were very stark and had attracted a lot of attention. later i was told that people were watching it around the world in different time zones. that this was something that they were riveted to. and people still are. so, was
host: let's look at what president obama had to say about his death. host: arlen specter, of course, is in our video archives after his many years in the senate. he also appeared on our oral history program back in february of last year talking about his involvement in the clarence thomas hearing. let's take a listen to what he had to say. [video clip] >> i found myself to be the focus of a lot of media attention and that did not surprise me. this was a big matter. this was a nomination...
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the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that the former governor was not at that brunch at that fall republican brunch in kenosha, wisconsin, and has put out that apology. we'll be right back. five days l, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to yr doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. it's how communication works... ...and your finances, too. it's asking questions, and really listening. that's how wells fargo helps you better manage your money... and fi
the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that...
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obama defeated senator mccain by ten points. experts say it's all about which side can motivate voters to get to the polls. we had a chance to talk to voters from a farmer's field to a bi kweultding fair. >> i think romney knows what he's doing, i think he can do it and he will do it. >> i think obama is much more concerned about the middle and lower classes. >> reporter: this year the voters that started it all in new hampshire and iowa may have a very big say on how it all ends up, jenna. jenna: we'll continue to watch it. 22 days away. molly, thank you very much. an offer to get free publicity during tomorrow's presidential debate not going over too well. why a chain is rethinking its offer of free pizza for life after the promotion backfires. the latest in the pizza problem that is plaguing this debate. this weekend, jon taking the stage in a very different way. my "happening now" partner in crime-like you've never seen him before, just ahead. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can
obama defeated senator mccain by ten points. experts say it's all about which side can motivate voters to get to the polls. we had a chance to talk to voters from a farmer's field to a bi kweultding fair. >> i think romney knows what he's doing, i think he can do it and he will do it. >> i think obama is much more concerned about the middle and lower classes. >> reporter: this year the voters that started it all in new hampshire and iowa may have a very big say on how it all...
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in a statement president obama called specter fiercely independent. never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. he died sunday at his noem philadelphia of nonhodgkin's lympho lymphoma. he was 82 years old. >> announcer: brought to you by ups. let ups put logistics to work for you. a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for
in a statement president obama called specter fiercely independent. never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. he died sunday at his noem philadelphia of nonhodgkin's lympho lymphoma. he was 82 years old. >> announcer: brought to you by ups. let ups put logistics to work for you. a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy....
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a top republican senator now accusing the obama administration of purposely covering up details about last month's embassy attack in libya. chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi. now, lindsey graham of south carolina says the obama administration knew early on the incident was terror-related and not tied to anti-american protests. >> trying to sell a nare raw tiff that the middle east -- narrative that the middle east and -- >> there's nobody on this planet more concerned and more interested than getting to the bottom of this than the president of the united states. he feels personally responsible for every representative he sends around the world. >> well, the u.s. senate has conducted a bipartisan investigation of the attack and the obama administration's response to it. >>> a young girl from pakistan who was shot in the head by the taliban is now being moved to britain to be treated. early this morning, the 14-year- old was wheeled out of a pakistani hospital there on the stretcher. now, over the weeke
a top republican senator now accusing the obama administration of purposely covering up details about last month's embassy attack in libya. chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi. now, lindsey graham of south carolina says the obama administration knew early on the incident was terror-related and not tied to anti-american protests. >> trying to sell a nare raw tiff that the middle east -- narrative that the...
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and ohio senator rob portman, who has been playing president obama in romney's debate prep, says the main change they have made to their preparations this time around is that they are getting ready for a more combative president obama. charlie and norah, back to you. >> frank luntz is a republican strategist and cbs news political analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> so aggressive. what does that mean and what risk are there for the president? >> if i am barack obama, i'm focusing on one number. 47%. and i'm trying to drive that home as much as i possibly can. particularly because it's a live studio audience. they're the ones who are going to be asking the questions. which one of you think you fall in the 47% and governor romney, who do you represent here and who do you not? if i'm mitt romney, i'm going to talk about the two words "you deserve." you deserve to get your questions answered. mr. president, you were asked a direct question. you choose to attack me. how are you going to work with congress when all you do is attack? >> is this format easier for one or the other? >>
and ohio senator rob portman, who has been playing president obama in romney's debate prep, says the main change they have made to their preparations this time around is that they are getting ready for a more combative president obama. charlie and norah, back to you. >> frank luntz is a republican strategist and cbs news political analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> so aggressive. what does that mean and what risk are there for the president? >> if i am barack...
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president obama won it over senator mccain by five points, 52-47%. you know it, professor. ryan is going to hamilton. there are a lot of republican votes. it was a swing county with the president winning by eight, 54-46% . what do you see now for obama or romney? >> one of the biggest pluses the romney-ryan ticket has in ohio, is senator robb portman. he is working on hamilton county too. you're absolutely focus to turn on hamilton. they must get a big republican vote. the biggest problem they have in ohio is the auto industry question. the president obama is given credit for that by democrats and some independents in ohio. we'll see. it is getting closer in ohio. bill: it is close. what if scenario, professor. indulge me if you will. on our map here if we go full, if you look at the 11 battleground states that are in gray. this is the states where the polling show frankly it is too close to call. in our what if scenario, for governor romney we'll give him the sake for this discussion, 29 electoral votes in florida. remember you need 270 to win the white house. now he is 22
president obama won it over senator mccain by five points, 52-47%. you know it, professor. ryan is going to hamilton. there are a lot of republican votes. it was a swing county with the president winning by eight, 54-46% . what do you see now for obama or romney? >> one of the biggest pluses the romney-ryan ticket has in ohio, is senator robb portman. he is working on hamilton county too. you're absolutely focus to turn on hamilton. they must get a big republican vote. the biggest problem...
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house and senate but congress's rules give great power to the minority party. romney would cut income tax rates by 20%. would avoid tax breaks by ending some breaks. not mathematically possible. i'm just challenging it. no analyst has been able to figure out how the plan is feasible. most likely it would be deductions popular among the middle class which he won't say out of fear of losing votes. exactly. blah, blah blah. okay. america doesn't need an etch-a-sketch president whose positions changes with the type of audience he's speaking to. he also -- doesn't need a president who makes foreign policy speeches. obama deserves more than the credit republicans are giving him for being the commander in chief who finally got osama bin laden. america is safer as a result of that. blah, blah blah. what obama has been able to accomplish, in the face of opposition suggest he could have a remarkably successful pregnancy -- wow, that would be something. presidency if given a second term. barack obama is the better candidate. investment in the strong future is why the enqu
house and senate but congress's rules give great power to the minority party. romney would cut income tax rates by 20%. would avoid tax breaks by ending some breaks. not mathematically possible. i'm just challenging it. no analyst has been able to figure out how the plan is feasible. most likely it would be deductions popular among the middle class which he won't say out of fear of losing votes. exactly. blah, blah blah. okay. america doesn't need an etch-a-sketch president whose positions...
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years of president obama's administration. you folks blame 2007, 2008 on president bush. all the bills that were passed were passed by men to pelosi and harry reid during the last two years of george bush's administration. caller: good morning. with ally much fed up politicians. i am a registered republican but i would vote for whoever i wanted instead of putting up with this garbage that is put out for all the elections. when the gentleman was saying freedom of speech, they can spend all the money they want and follow the money. it doesn't mean you have the right to say whatever the hell you want regardless of what it is. as far as immigration, no politician is going to do anything serious about immigration because they want the immigrants to take over our jobs for minimum pay. part of the reason for loss of jobs is what the wto. it was mentioned some years ago that we have to downgrade our employment and the salaries for employees because of the wto. guest: i sure hope we have immigration reform in our country. i will always
years of president obama's administration. you folks blame 2007, 2008 on president bush. all the bills that were passed were passed by men to pelosi and harry reid during the last two years of george bush's administration. caller: good morning. with ally much fed up politicians. i am a registered republican but i would vote for whoever i wanted instead of putting up with this garbage that is put out for all the elections. when the gentleman was saying freedom of speech, they can spend all the...
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president obama is remembering him as a fiercely independent fighter from his days stomping out as a prosecutor in pennsylvania. he said laura and i appreciate his con try biogs to america and are grateful for his many years of public service. he was 82 years old. >>> protection from cervical cancer or encouraging promise skew it at the among young girls the side effects of the hpv vaccine. >> plus, proving the critics wrong. robert griffin the third puts up big numbers for the offense. >> first, the right stuff. a supersonic sky diver steps from a balloon into the history books. and e first man to break the sound barrier marked the occasion 65 years later. he did it. did it. [ fefemale announcer ] as youe making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're goin
president obama is remembering him as a fiercely independent fighter from his days stomping out as a prosecutor in pennsylvania. he said laura and i appreciate his con try biogs to america and are grateful for his many years of public service. he was 82 years old. >>> protection from cervical cancer or encouraging promise skew it at the among young girls the side effects of the hpv vaccine. >> plus, proving the critics wrong. robert griffin the third puts up big numbers for the...
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. >> if obama has one more debate as bad as the first one, he's in trouble. >> let him be the senator and accounted he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> mr. president, you're exciteled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasenthusiasm. not good firsts for the president. one silver lining for mr. obama, the percentage of registered voters who say the country is on the wrong track is at its lowest level in three years. another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off your face. >> hey, do i sound like jim lehrer? >> on the lighter side of our poll, we as
. >> if obama has one more debate as bad as the first one, he's in trouble. >> let him be the senator and accounted he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> mr. president, you're exciteled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasenthusiasm. not good firsts for the president. one silver lining for mr. obama,...
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, to his three decades of service in the senate, arlen was fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. pretrial hearings are under way in italy for the captain of the costa concardia. the cruise ship ran aground in january killing 30 people. the canton faces manslaughter charges. he is also accused of abandoning ship. at one point the italian coast guard ordered him to get back on board. black box data from the ship's bridge is expected to be revealed for the first time during this week's hearings. >>> the detroit tigers are feeling pretty good about their world series chances. they are halfway there after beating the yankees 3-0 in the bronx to go 2-0 in the american league championship series. game three is tomorrow night in detroit. with the tigers ace justin verlander on the mound. the st. louis cardinals jumped on top with a 6-4 win in game one of tat series against the giants. game two is tonight in san francisco. the cardinals are white hot right now. >>> meanwhile, while the world awaits tomorrow night's second presidentia
, to his three decades of service in the senate, arlen was fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. pretrial hearings are under way in italy for the captain of the costa concardia. the cruise ship ran aground in january killing 30 people. the canton faces manslaughter charges. he is also accused of abandoning ship. at one point the italian coast guard ordered him to get back on board. black box data from the ship's bridge is expected to...
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senator rob portman will be the one who is competing as barack obama for mitt romney and john kerry, the senator from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president, and win or lose, the president, savannah, is already looking ahead to post-debate. he'll have both bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> thank you. tom brokaw is an nbc news special correspondent and chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> chuck, we'll start with you. you've seen the polls, nationally tight. romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by satate. how close is this race right now? >> the first debate did shift things. at first a lot of democrats were trying to apiece themselves saying all the movement in the polls is just a bunch of soft republicans who quote, unquote come home to mitt romney. he showed life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen in talking about campaigns, something shifted fundamentally, and it's a dead heat
senator rob portman will be the one who is competing as barack obama for mitt romney and john kerry, the senator from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president, and win or lose, the president, savannah, is already looking ahead to post-debate. he'll have both bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> thank you. tom brokaw is an nbc news special correspondent and chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house...
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. >>> president obama is remembering former senator arlen specter as a fighter. the long time gop moderate pass wade sunday morning from come indications of nonhodgkin's lymphoma. specter was no straughaner to controversy. he changed parties twice. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead, a day of justice for the families of september 11th victim as some of the accused terrorists go before a judge. >> a baltimore raven runs into the record books. we will show you what happened on a kick offreturn coming up income. >>> the space shuttle endeavour, it is waking up in its new home today. more on its extra-long journey to retirement when we return. time now is 6:07. [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence of the last four years. we've got 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work. they're suffering in this country. the president would prefer raising taxes. the problem with raising taxes is that it slows down the rate of growth. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone, because when the economy's growing slow like this, when we're in recession you shouldn
. >>> president obama is remembering former senator arlen specter as a fighter. the long time gop moderate pass wade sunday morning from come indications of nonhodgkin's lymphoma. specter was no straughaner to controversy. he changed parties twice. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead, a day of justice for the families of september 11th victim as some of the accused terrorists go before a judge. >> a baltimore raven runs into the record books. we will show you what...
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and president obama released a statement yesterday honoring the late senator for, quote, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. willie, let's -- oh, we have one more paper, i'm sorry. >> there's one more. this is an incredible story. "the cedar rapids gazette," and every paper in the world frankly talking about this, a supersonic freefall, austrian daredevil, a guy named felix baumgartner, jumped literally from the edge of space becoming the first person to break the sound barrier using only his body. look at that video. that's from 128,000 feet above the earth. 24 miles up. reached a speed of 833.9 miles per hour and landed safely in new mexico. now with five world records under his belt, he says he plans to retire. it seems like a good time to retire. >> absolutely amazing. the only thing that fell faster than felix, the yankees. >> here it comes. i knew that was coming. >> you knew it was coming. hey, willie, you want to do that this weekend? >> you and i were going to go parasailing anyway, that tandem parasail we do every weekend. >> i know, bu
and president obama released a statement yesterday honoring the late senator for, quote, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. willie, let's -- oh, we have one more paper, i'm sorry. >> there's one more. this is an incredible story. "the cedar rapids gazette," and every paper in the world frankly talking about this, a supersonic freefall, austrian daredevil, a guy named felix baumgartner, jumped literally from the edge of space becoming the...
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. >> he was one of the giants of the senate. you can mention him in the same breath as ted kennedy, strom thurmond and others. >> that says a lot. george w. bush says he served his country with integrity and president obama says that he was a fighter whose toughness and determination helped to inspire others. arlen specter, 82 years old, services are being held in pennsylvania tomorrow. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. born in wichita, kansas and grew up in russell, kansas, the home of bob dole. >> brian: he's been on this couch a couple of times and on the radio for a while. >> steve: 25 minutes before the top of the morning. she did not throw her hat in the ring this time around, but former alaska governor sarah palin won't rule out running for president some day. >> we have a good track record, having served in the past local, state level of government, really engaging in the reentwhistleless reform that's needed, clean up ethics and reining in the growth of government. i think i could put some of that experience to
. >> he was one of the giants of the senate. you can mention him in the same breath as ted kennedy, strom thurmond and others. >> that says a lot. george w. bush says he served his country with integrity and president obama says that he was a fighter whose toughness and determination helped to inspire others. arlen specter, 82 years old, services are being held in pennsylvania tomorrow. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. born in wichita, kansas and grew up in russell,...
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he was elected to the senate in 1980 and represented pennsylvania for 30 years. president obama said specter was "fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve." arlen specter was 82 years old. i'm don lemon in atlanta, thank you very much for watching tonight. make sure you have a good night and great week. see you back here next week. >>> this comes before round two. we break down the numbers straight ahead. >>> plus, brand-new video just released of the sky dive from space. you'll see what this crazy daredevil saw as he plunged to earth. >> he's alive, though. we're so happy to report that. >>> an epic smackdown, the yankees lose again to the detroit tigers. we have highlights for you coming up. >> and, man, are they highlights. when we say highlights, we mean highlights. >> welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> we are going to begin with the highly anticipated rematch, the second presidential debate is just a day away and the race is as tight as it
he was elected to the senate in 1980 and represented pennsylvania for 30 years. president obama said specter was "fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve." arlen specter was 82 years old. i'm don lemon in atlanta, thank you very much for watching tonight. make sure you have a good night and great week. see you back here next week. >>> this comes before round two. we break down the numbers straight ahead. >>>...
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. >> a man who earned friends and enemies on both sides of the in the senate has died. arlen specter had been battling lymphoma.ns his career included switching parties twice. became arecent when he supportingter obama's stimulus bill in 2009. >> i admire the fact he never up and he fought to find the center ground. >> never a scandal and the always said when he wanted. he was a great politician. president obama praised him as a fighter and an inspiration. have more on his life on our wjla.com, including a life gallery with his pictures. >> 205 cases now of fungal meningitis tied to a recent states including case reported on the weekends .n maryland people in virginia have by the disease which has killed 15 people nationwide. outbreak has been linked to steroid shots used for back and may buy specialty promise in massachusetts. medication has been recalled. parents in florida want to know what's being done to children after a school student has died from bacterial meningitis. a senior at coral reef high miami died school. officials held an emergency meeting with concern
. >> a man who earned friends and enemies on both sides of the in the senate has died. arlen specter had been battling lymphoma.ns his career included switching parties twice. became arecent when he supportingter obama's stimulus bill in 2009. >> i admire the fact he never up and he fought to find the center ground. >> never a scandal and the always said when he wanted. he was a great politician. president obama praised him as a fighter and an inspiration. have more on his...
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. >> president obama is going to come out swinging. he is going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the townhall format could prevent challenges, neither candidate has held many events like this. >> beth haoth have to tread lig. if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other that can spill to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing act. romney need to reach out to the audience and voters watching at home. >> conventional wisdom, governor romney isn't as good as connecting with voters as the president may be. we'll see huh he handles the dimension in the debates. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> the president has to make up for lost ground from the debate. polls nationally and in swing states are tightening up. a lot on the line. the piece made a good point. whether the townhall format lend itself to an aggressive style. typicalliy ein a townhall, they have to relate to ethel in ci
. >> president obama is going to come out swinging. he is going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the townhall format could prevent challenges, neither candidate has held many events like this. >> beth haoth have to tread lig. if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other that can spill to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing...
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barack obama. i want to welcome you not only to the city of norfolk, but also to the campus of a old dominion university, of which me and my husband are proud alums. this is the last weekend for a voter registration. we want to be on campus to register last-minute voters. south to get out the voters for our president and continue the good work that our president has done. we have some very special visitors. i want to introduce our state party chair, ryan moran. he has done a heck of a job to make sure that we can get the votes out and have a win on november 6. >> it is a great job you are doing as our commissioner of revenue as well as a norfolk democrat. on behalf of virginia democrats from lorton to norfolk, we are proud to welcome the gotta vote bus tour. they are in virginia because it is the battleground commonwealth. it is so important to get out the vote. so goes virginia, so goes the nation. the radical romney-ryan team cannot win without virginia. we must get the turnout for barack obama.
barack obama. i want to welcome you not only to the city of norfolk, but also to the campus of a old dominion university, of which me and my husband are proud alums. this is the last weekend for a voter registration. we want to be on campus to register last-minute voters. south to get out the voters for our president and continue the good work that our president has done. we have some very special visitors. i want to introduce our state party chair, ryan moran. he has done a heck of a job to...
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for most 30 years in the senate he was a republican, but he supported president obama stimulus bill in 2009 lost the support of his party. that is when he became a democrat. >> i admired that he never gave up and fought to find the center ground. >> he always said what he wanted. he was a great politician. >> president obama issued a statement praising him as a man whose personal battle against cancer inspired many others. we have manat -- on arlen specter's light on our website wjla.com including a photo gallery with his life and pictures from our partners at politico. >> with the clock ticking down to tuesday's presidential debate, aides president obama promise he will be more aggressive as he faces mitt romney. polls show romney was the clear winner in the last debate. the president is in williamsburg virginia, and romney is in massachusetts. be sure to stay with abc 7 complete coverage of the second presidential debate. we will bring it to you live on c-spanstarting at 9:00 p.m.. >> the number of people affected by the meningitis outbreak has reached 235. the death toll stands at 1
for most 30 years in the senate he was a republican, but he supported president obama stimulus bill in 2009 lost the support of his party. that is when he became a democrat. >> i admired that he never gave up and fought to find the center ground. >> he always said what he wanted. he was a great politician. >> president obama issued a statement praising him as a man whose personal battle against cancer inspired many others. we have manat -- on arlen specter's light on our...
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. >>> president obama is remembering former senator arlen specter as a fiercely independent fighter. the 82-year-old statesman died this morning. he spent 30 years as a pennsylvania senator as both a democrat and republican before he was voted out of office in the 2010 primary. senator specter battled brain tumor and had non-hodgkin's lymphoma twice. he was 82 years old. >>> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us now. mark, let's begin with the death of former u.s. senator arlen specter. what do you think his legacy will be? >> this is a person who was of great independence and also unbelievably resilient not only in health, when he was very sick with cancer and with a brain tumor. he came back and got back into the life of the senate, but you should also remember, maureen, that he's somebody who came back from political defeat, too. >> right. >> he was elected district attorney as a republican in philadelphia and then lost for reelection in the '70s. then he lost in a republican primary for the senate and he lost in take republican primary for governor, but in 1980 he got ele
. >>> president obama is remembering former senator arlen specter as a fiercely independent fighter. the 82-year-old statesman died this morning. he spent 30 years as a pennsylvania senator as both a democrat and republican before he was voted out of office in the 2010 primary. senator specter battled brain tumor and had non-hodgkin's lymphoma twice. he was 82 years old. >>> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joins us now. mark, let's begin with the death of former u.s....
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>> and harris, senator specter served for 30 years in the u.s. senate from 1980 until 2010. first as a democrat and then as a republican and then as a democrat again. right around the time that president obama needed the votes that he could get to pass his health care law and only one of three republicans in congress who voted for president obama's stimulus package and over the three decades in the u.s. senate was involved in 13 supreme court confirmation hearings. before coming to washington, the kansas native worked in philadelphia and part of the warren commission and investigation that a single shot passed through the president and governor conley, and purported the claims that lee harvey oswald acted alone. he was the longest serving senator, who said his former opponent helped save his daughter's life. >> my daughter had been struck with a brain cancer and-- a pretty tough one and children's hospital decided that she was to be placed on a study that was being done. hadn't been approved for common usage, it's chemotherapy using stem cells and she survived. she's 11 year
>> and harris, senator specter served for 30 years in the u.s. senate from 1980 until 2010. first as a democrat and then as a republican and then as a democrat again. right around the time that president obama needed the votes that he could get to pass his health care law and only one of three republicans in congress who voted for president obama's stimulus package and over the three decades in the u.s. senate was involved in 13 supreme court confirmation hearings. before coming to...
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barack obama and he did a great job then and with everything he touches. and he joins us today. michael. >> thank you. let's give another round of aplause to governor deval patrick. of all the places the governor could be, him being here in virginia 24 days before election day shows the importance of virge. that's another reason why president obama is going to win on election day. to sharon it's always good to have people who remind us of why we do this work. someone who is committed and reminds us this is about everyday life and so thank you for what dow and thank you for all the volunteers and thank you to all the people here today. everyone let's be clear, this is a very clear choice that we have in this election about going forward or backward. and we all know that 24 days from today we have to go forward and elect president obama as our president. why? 32 million americans have healthcare right now because president obama stood up to make sure healthcare got done. [applause] in 24 days let's be reminded about what's at stake. it's because education is
barack obama and he did a great job then and with everything he touches. and he joins us today. michael. >> thank you. let's give another round of aplause to governor deval patrick. of all the places the governor could be, him being here in virginia 24 days before election day shows the importance of virge. that's another reason why president obama is going to win on election day. to sharon it's always good to have people who remind us of why we do this work. someone who is committed and...